Blaine County Museum - Winter Speaker Series
January 19, 2023 - February 09, 2023 | Chinook, Montana
Event Date(s):
January 19, 2023 - February 09, 2023
Event Address:
501 Indiana Street, Chinook, MT
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Event Details
Blaine County Museum will be hosting two historical lectures by Montana scholars this winter. The speakers have been sponsored by Humanities Montana. Lectures are free and open to the public!
On January 19th at Blaine County Museum, Austin Haney will be discussing the oftentimes overlooked history of Northern Montana in the time before statehood. From the first peoples to call the area home, to wandering traders, explorers, soldiers, and more, a colorful cast of characters shaped the story of the Hi-Line we know today.
On February 9th at Blaine County Library, Anthony Wood will be discussing his book Black Montana: Settler Colonialism and the Erosion of the Racial Frontier, 1877-1930, which was a 2022 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Finalist.
About Chinook, Montana
The tree-lined streets of Chinook offer a pleasant stop while journeying on US Hwy 2, dubbed Montana's Hi-Line. Chinook features parks, a municipal pool and a number of community events including a popular Sugarbeet Festival. While in Chinook, be sure to visit the Blaine County Museum. The museum... ...
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